diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 61513ab..ad95cfd 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ fn make_and_install(source_dir: &str, build_dir: &str, install_dir: &str) -> std
             .args(&[
                 "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release",
                 "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF",
+                "-DROUDI_ENVIRONMENT=ON",
                 &cmake_prefix_path,
                 &cmake_install_prefix,
                 &component_source_dir,
@@ -136,14 +137,20 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-search={}", iceoryx_lib_dir);
 
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=iceoryx_posh_testing");
+
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=iceoryx_posh_roudi");
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=iceoryx_posh");
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=iceoryx_hoofs");
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=iceoryx_platform");
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=acl");
+
     #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "macos")))]
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=stdc++");
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "macos"))]
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=c++");
 
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 333f678..f5b9efe 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ extern crate cpp;
 
 mod error;
 mod runtime;
+mod testing;
 
 pub mod introspection;
 pub mod pb;
diff --git a/src/testing/mod.rs b/src/testing/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ba9d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testing/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © Contributors to the iceoryx-rs project
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Mathias Kraus
+
+mod roudi_environment_ffi;
+
+// re-exports
+pub (crate) use roudi_environment_ffi::RouDiEnvironment;
diff --git a/src/testing/roudi_environment_ffi.rs b/src/testing/roudi_environment_ffi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76d5995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testing/roudi_environment_ffi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © Contributors to the iceoryx-rs project
+// SPDX-FileContributor: Mathias Kraus
+
+cpp! {{
+    #include "iceoryx_posh/testing/roudi_environment/roudi_environment.hpp"
+
+    using iox::roudi::RouDiEnvironment;
+}}
+
+cpp_class!(pub unsafe struct RouDiEnvironment as "RouDiEnvironment");
+
+impl RouDiEnvironment {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Box<Self> {
+        unsafe {
+            let raw = cpp!([] -> *mut RouDiEnvironment as "RouDiEnvironment*"
+            {
+                return new RouDiEnvironment();
+            });
+
+            Box::from_raw(raw)
+        }
+    }
+}